The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle 1980

The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

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A rather incoherent post-breakup Sex Pistols "documentary", told from the point of view of Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren, whose (arguable) position is that the Sex Pistols in particular and punk rock in general were an elaborate scam perpetrated by him in order to make "a million pounds."

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Malcolm McLaren

The Embezzler

Steve Jones

The Crook

Paul Cook

The Tea-Maker

Sid Vicious

The Gimmick

John Lydon

The Collaborator

Helen Wellington-Lloyd

Helen

Release Date 1980-09-11
Runtime 1h 43m
Directors Julien Temple, Nicholas D. Knowland, Adam Barker-Mill, Willi Patterson, John Metcalfe
Producers Jeremy Thomas, Don Boyd
Writer Julien Temple